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    ACCIDENTAL HERO

    May 19, 2021 5 minutes
    STORY DAMION SMY
    PHOTOS
    CHRIS THOROGOOD

    IT WAS never supposed to win the inaugural Rare Spares Rockynats. The lush Opal Green XR Fairmont was lucky to even get to Rockhampton following a snap COVID lockdown. Then, on day one of the event, it was in pieces – on Good Friday of all Fridays – as owner Paul Hart and wife Jade seemed destined to become unwilling spectators, despite making the impromptu nine-hour towing mission north. A trophy didn’t seem just unthinkable but ridiculous, especially given that the car was initially bought as a quick money-spinner.

    “This XR popped up on Facebook – a factory Fairmont; six-cylinder; really nice condition,” Paul says. “The first thing I thought was, ‘Well, I’ll go grab it and flip it.’”

    Paul nabbed the clean 1967 sedan for a paltry $7500, including a spare 302 and second

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